Rapid7

module

WordPress XMLRPC GHOST Vulnerability Scanner

Disclosed
N/A

Description

This module can be used to determine hosts vulnerable to the GHOST vulnerability via
a call to the WordPress XMLRPC interface. If the target is vulnerable, the system
will segfault and return a server error. On patched systems, a normal XMLRPC error
is returned.
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